Kinetoscope for advertising.



No. 813,860.. PATENTED FEB. 27, 1906.

' W. D. CARTER.

KINETOSCOPB FOR ADVERTISING.

' APPLICATION FILED 0OT.27, 1903. I

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No. 813,860. I

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xmmosoom: FOR ADVERTISING.

APPLICATION F1LED6CT.Z7,1903.

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\YILLIAM I). CARTER, OF QUINCY, ILLINOIS.

KINETOSCOPE Specification of Letters Patent.

FOR ADVERTISING.

Patented Feb. 27. 1906.

Application filed October 27,1903. Serial No.178,797.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, \ViLLIAM D. CARTER, a citizen of the United States, residing in Quincy, in the county of Adams and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Kinetoscopes for Advertising, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to a kinetoscope designed to be mounted in vehicle, such as a railway-car or a streetrailway car, and to be operated througl'i the power medium of a wind-wheel that receives its driving force as a result of pressure of air thereagainst obtained during the travel of the vehicle'or to be mounted in any stationary place, such as on the ceiling or wall of a room, and to receive its driving force in the latter instance by anysuitable source, such as an electric motor or a coiled spring.

My invention consists in features of novelty hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claim.

Figure I is a vertical section of my kinetoscope. Fig. II is a bottom view of the kinetoscope, partly broken away. Fig. III is an enlarged vertical section taken on line III III, Fig. I. Fig. IV is a view of the picture-disk of the kinetoscope looking at the lower face thereof, with parts shown in horizontal section, taken on line IV IV, Fig. I. Fig. V is a view illustrating a modification of the kinetoscope driving-gear.

A designates the roof of a car or other vehicle. Beneath this roof within the vehicle is an annular rim B, from which is suspended a casing that constitutes the view portion of my kinetoscope. The casing above referred to consists of the following parts:

1 designates a tapering ring that slopes inwardly and downwardly from the rim B and is swingingly connected to said rim by a hinge 2 and is engaged by a spring-catch 3 when the casing is in its elevated position.

4 is a sight-disk of sloping form and having its upper edge secured to the casing-ring 1 ast seen in Fig. I. The disk 4 is apertured centrally, and fitted to the disk within said aperture is a box 5, that is designed to receive an advertising-card 6 or other desirable advertising medium.

7 are pocket-rings secured to the upper casing-ring 1, adapted to receive and retain an advertising-sheet that may be readily slipped into position in the rear of said pocket-rings.

8 designates a journal-post mounted on the roof A innnediately above the horizontal center of the kinetoscopecasing mounted within the vehicle. 9 is a frame surmounting said post 8 for rotation on bearing-l'ialls 9 and consisting of side arms 10, a forward arm 1 1, and a rear arm 12. The side arms 10 are surmounted and connected by a crosshead 13.

14 isa vertical shaft that passes loosely through the cross-head 13 and has fixed to its upper end a bevel gear-wheel 15, that rotates on hearing balls 15. This shaft extends dowmvardly through the frame 9, post 3, and roof of the vehicle to the interior of the casing in the vehicle.

16 designates a tubular shaft surrounding the shaft 14 and bearing at its upper end a bevel gear-wheel 17. This shaft is upheld by a collar 18, that is fixed thereto, and rods upon bearing-balls 19. The tubular shaft 16 extends dmvnwardly to the interior of the casing in the vehicle, but is of shorter length than the shaft 14 within it.

20 designates a wind-wheel that is carried by a shaft 21,journaled in theforward framearm 11 and in the cross-head 13. On the shaft 2.1 is a bevel-pinion 22, that is arranged in mesh with the bevel gear-wheels 15 and 17.

23 is a vane mounted on the rear framearm 12 for service in maintaining the windwheel 20 with its forward side directly opposing the force of air encountered thereby during the travel of the vehicle equipped with the kinetoscope.

24 designates a picture-disk bearing motionpictures, such as illustrated in Fig. IV. This picture-disk is in the form of a frustum of a cone and is constructed of a translucent material, so that the pictures borne on its surface are-illuminated by-lights placed at the rear thereof, such as the electric lamps 24. (See Fig. I.) Itis secured to the lower end of the tubular shaft 16 to have rotation imparted thereto corresponding to that of said shaft.

25 is an apertured disk in the form of a frustum of a cone and secured to the lower end'of the shaft 14 beneath the picture-disk 24. The disks 24 and 25 are by their locations so positioned as to be in view through the transparent sight-disk 4 beneath them in order that a person may by lookingthrough picture-disk 24 and a ertured disk 25 in o v the driving-gear of my kinetoscope.

said sight-disk observe the disks '24 and 25 during rotary movement imparted thereto in the manner to be stated in connection with the operation thereof.

The operation of my kinetoscope is as follows: During the travel of the vehicle in which the kinetoscope is mounted the windwheel 20 is constantly rotated as a result of the pressure of air thereagainst and the shaft 21 has rotation imparted to it to impel the pinion 22 thereon. The pinion '22 bein positioned between the bevel gear-whee s 15 and 17 and in mesh therewith causes rotation of said bevel gear-wheels in opposite directions and corresponding motionis imparted to the shafts 14 and 16 to rotate the posite directions. T e result is that as t e picture-disk is viewed through the sight-disk 4 and apertures in the disk 25 apparent motion is imparted to such pictures, thereby furnishing kinetosco ic effects which are illuminated and thecl earness of which is enhanded by the light projected onto the translucent picture-disk by the lamps 24.

In Fig. V, I have shown a modification of In this modification the forward arm 11 of the windwheel and gearing-frame 9 is downturned at its upper end to provide two journals for the wind-wheel shaft 21, which carries the windwheel 20 and is provided with a bevelinion 22. On the upper end of the aperture diskl shaft 14 is-a double-bevel gear-wheel 15, the upper face of which receives the mesh of the pinion 22, while its lower face has arranged in mesh therewith a bevel-pinion 26, that' is geared to the tubular picture-disk shaft 16 to impart rotation thereto to correspond with the rotation of the pinion 15 above it, but in the reverse direction. 23" is the vane carried by the frame 9 for service as in the main construction hereinbefore described. The object of this modified mechanism is to roduce a governing effect upon the s eed o the above-mentioned frustum-shape disks 24 and 25. In order to increase the velocity of the frusta, an increase in force must be sup plied through the concentric shafts 14 and 16; ut there would therefore be a reacting force exerted through the above concentric shafts and intermediate gearing to the gear 15, whose retarding effect would produce a horizontal rotation of the frame composed of the members 9 and 11, and therefore of the windwheel 20 and the vane 23, through the agenc of the pinion 22. Thus the face of the winr wheel would be turned away at an angle with its former position, thereby lessening the surface of exposure to the wind, and conse' uentl Y the power exerted and necessarily t e ve ocity of the said frusta. When the above reactin effect exerted through the shafts by the lisks is lessened, the vane 23 will bring the wind-wheel to its former position or to a position of power proportionate to the velocity of the wind, and thereby regulate the velocity of the'disks.

A kinetoscope constructed in accordance with my invention furnishes a most interesting and pleasing object and one to which attention will be invariably attracted, and by providing for the exhibition of advertising matter in connection with the kinetoscope I render it a most valuable advertising medium, due to the attraction furnished by the .kinetoscope.

I claim as my invention- Ina kinetoscope, the combination of a picture-disk in the form of the frustum of a cone, a perforated disk arranged concentric and arallel to said picture-disk, means for rotatmg said disks in opposite directions, and a view-casing inclosing said disks and arranged concentric and parallel thereto, said casm comprising an upper sloping portion adapte to carry advertising matter, a lower sloping si ht portion, and a straight bottom portion a apted to carr advertising matter, substantially as set orth.

7 WILLIAM D. CARTER. In presence of GEo. H. LUTGERDING, ARTHUR B. MAYHEW. 

